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   Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 01:19:36 JST Bread up, Bro
   it's almost cheaper to drink beer than soda right now.
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     John_Darksoul (john_darksoul@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 01:59:56 JST John_Darksoul

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     @sickburnbro This has been a big theme across many products. Companies take advantage of the inflationary period by raising prices in excess of the impact inflation has on them. Consumers accept this because they believe it’s a necessary evil. Hopefully there is some rollback at least with food.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 01:59:56 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @John_Darksoul consumers don't "accept" though - and that's the crucial part. They pull back or horde. This then drives inconsistant revenue streams for the companies who then look to raise prices again to make up for the shortfalls.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 02:47:45 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @John_Darksoul for an essential yes. But most things people pay for today in the US aren't essential. People can eat less food and not die.
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     John_Darksoul (john_darksoul@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 02:47:46 JST John_Darksoul

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     @sickburnbro At a certain threshold they do. It has to be enough to trigger a behavior change. Like a shock. The gap there is what corporations attempt to capture and it’s bigger if people think everything is getting more expensive. Maybe they’ve pushed things too far and will pull back, but prices are always quick to rise and slow to fall.
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     AngryWraith (angrywraith@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 03:59:05 JST AngryWraith

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     @sickburnbro I used to buy 24 packs of diet soda and could get them for $8 before joepedo and his bag of (((tricks))) showed up. I've seen it as high as $19 lately.
     I've completely switched to alternate stuff and it's boggled my mind anybody still buys things like this. I mean I've seen 2 liter bottles for $3 and I think more. Hell...
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